Sleeve-pressing form



: 1,624,777 April 12 1927' L. T. CHELLIS v SLEEVE PRESSING FORM Filed Feb. 23,1924

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l atented Apr. 12, E927.

. LAWRENCE a. cHELLIs,

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Applicationfilcd February 23,. 1924. Serial No. 694,646. 1

This invention relates to pressing devices for apparel, and more particularly to a device for pressing sleeves. V

One of the objectsof this'inventionis to provide a form for pressing'sleeves which is constructed and arranged so that the sleeves will be pressed without the usual creases alon the sides.' t 7 Another odiject of the invention resides in providing a pressing form comprising two elongated ribs which are curved to conform to the natural curvature of the sleeve, and which are capable of being collapsed so as to, permit their insertion in the sleeve, together with spring means for pressing said ribs outwardlyfwhen once in said sleeves, the spring means and ribs being constructed and arranged so that the ribs can be folded into closed position and occupy a minimum of space. 1 I

Still another object of this invention residesin the provision of a special type of spring for normally extending the ribs, which spring is peculiarly adaptable to provide a rugged extending means for the ribs,

and. yet permit the ribs to be folded to a compact closed position.

Yet another object of the invention resides. in the peculiar conformation of the ribs whereby they will eliminate the usual creases formed in the sleeves during pressing.

These and other objects of the invention will be apparent from a perusal of the following specification when taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, where- Figure 1 is a plan view of the pressing device with the end of the rib shown n section' Fig- 2 is a longitudinal section on line 2-2 ofFig.l;., v, 7

Fig. 3 is a detail section on line 33 of gigifi is a detail section on line 44 of Referring more particularly to the drawings in detail, the preferred form comprises two narrow elongated rib members 15, 16 of hardwood, or if desired, of spring steel. If the spring steel be used, it should be covered with cotton cord or cloth in order to prevent burning of-the hands of the operator when using, inasmuch as the steel will be highly heated from the steam used in pressing. exterior faces 2 of these ribs are curved to As shown clearly in Fig.4, the

provide a rounded outside facerel-the rib.

T he ribs are 'providedwith means fornormally expanding them,which in the present instance comprises two fiat. strips 17 and 18 adapted to lie between the ribs 15- and 16.

These stripsare each provided attheir outer ends with two outwardly curved leaf springs 19, 20, 21 and 22; These pairs of strips 19, 20, 21 and 22 respectively, are riveted as at 23' and 24 to the opposite ends ,of the fiat strips" 17 and 18,1 0 as to. form springs of V- shaped construction, theapex ofthe V beingat a point where the leaves are riveted to theflat springs. j'lhe'outer endv of each of these leaf springs 19,20,21 a11d 22 is curved and is looped around pivotal points 26, 27, 28 and 29 fastened in the outer ends of the ribs 15 and 16,the ribs being-provided with cut-out notches 30', 31, and 33 for this purpose. .The inner ends of the strips 17 and 18 are connected together by means of a slot andrivetconstruction which while permanently connecting them together, permits of a relative sliding movement therebetween. In this construction, the strip 17' is provided with an elongated slot 34, while the inner end of the strip 18 is provided with two lugs 35 and 3'6 suitably riveted thereto, which lugs pass through the slots 34: and are headed so as to prevent their disengagement. When the ribs '15 and 16 are close together, the lugs .35 and 36 will slide to one end of the slot 3 1', and on the reverse or outward movement of the ribs 15 and 16 under the'expand-in-g pressure of the springs19, 20', 21 and 22', these lugs will slide to the opposite end of the slot 34:,Zand at such position will prevent any further, ex-

first, the strips are of narrow curved fo'rmation and thereby readily lend themselves to easy insertion within the sleeve, and when once inserted, are of the correct conformationrof the sleeve for pressing. Secondly, by reason of the curved outer surfaces 2 of the pressing rib-s, when once inserted in the sleeve, there will be no sharp corners to permit crease marks to be formed on the sleeves. In addition to the curved surfaces, special attention iscalled to the relatively deep dimension 13 as indicated by the dotted arrow in Fig. 4. This dimension 13 main- 7 type of spring used, together with the means for anchoring it to the ribs, provides a most ingenious means for enabling the ribs to be folded compactly together, while at the same time, assuring a construction wherein the springs will provide adequate pressure outward during the pressing operation.

It will be understood, of course, that in use the deviceis collapsed, is then inserted in the sleeve so that the springs will normally'eXpa-nd it to the size of the sleeve, so that the lining and goods of the sleeve are heldtight, ready for the steaming operation. The form with the sleeve thereon is then simply laid in the usual type of steam press or steam board, and the steam applied for pressing. After the sleeve has been pressed the device is closed and removed from the sleeve.

It is obvious that minor changes in the details of construction and the arrangement of the parts may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention as set forth in the appended claims.

Having thus describedthe invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure byLetters-Pat-ent, is j 1. A device of the class described comprising two substantially narrow elongated ribs, each having a curvature corresponding to the natural curvature of the part of the garment to be pressed, a fiat strip arranged therebetween, spring means connected respectively to theouter ends of said ribs, and means to fasten the inner ends of said spring means together and to said strip.

2. A device of the class described compris ing two substantially narrow elongated ribs each having a curvature corresponding to the natural curvature of the part of the garment to be pressed, a flat strip arranged ther-ebetween, and spring means fastened to said strip and to the ends of said ribs and adapted to maintain said strip in substantial parallelism with and midway between said ribs and to force said ribs away from said strip.

3. A device of the class described comprising two substantially narrow, elongated ribs each having a curvature corresponding to the natural curvature of the sleeve to be pressed, two fiat strips arranged therebetween with their inner ends j overlapped, spring means connectingthe outer ends of said strips to each rib to'normally force said able number of studs projecting through said slot, the outer end of each of said strips having V-shaped springs riveted thereto, the

apex of said V-shaped springs being located at the point of riveting, the legs of said \I' being outwardly bowed and pivotally connected to the outer ends of said ribs.

5. A sleeve stretching device comprising spacedcurved bars, curved springs hiugedly connected to the bars adjacent the ends thereof, said curved springs extending towards each other and having their ends anchored together, a connecting rod connecting said last-named ends of the springs and means whereby the length of said connecting rod may be varied.

6. A sleeve stretcher comprising spaced bars, inwardly extending curved springs hingedly connected to the inner sides of the bars adjacent their ends, members connected to the inner ends of the curved'springs and extending towards each other and an adj ustable connection connecting'thc members extending towards each other together and forming means whereby said inwardly curved springs may be adjusted in relation to each other for varying the curvature of said curved springs. 7 p

I In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature.

LAWRENCE T. CHELLIS. 

